Category Archives: Syndicated
California to release 8,000 prisoners to slow pandemic
(Reuters) - California will release up to 8,000 inmates early from state prisons to slow the spread of COVID-19 inside facilities, state authorities said on Friday. Several California prisons have suf...
Jul 10, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 3,106,931 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 3,106,931 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 59,260 cases from its previous count, and said that the numb...
Jul 10, 2020
U.S. loosens export curbs on gun silencers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday rolled back a 2002 restriction on exporting silencers that suppress the loud noise from gunfire, in a victory for U.S. firearms manufacturers. The in...
Jul 10, 2020
Duke hiring Lawson as women’s hoops coach – report
Boston Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson will be named head coach of the Duke women's basketball team, The Boston Globe reported Friday. Lawson, 39, will succeed Joanne McCallie, who resigned earlie...
Jul 10, 2020
Among those under age 65, COVID-19 takes greater toll on nonwhite Americans: CDC
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Coronavirus deaths among Americans ages 65 and younger are more common among nonwhites than among whites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rep...
Jul 10, 2020
Tesla to hold annual shareholder meet and ‘Battery Day’ on Sept. 22
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc will hold its annual shareholder meeting in person on Sept. 22 at its Fremont factory in California, the electric carmaker said on Friday. The company's "Battery Day", where it i...
Jul 10, 2020
UK PM Johnson to tell office workers to return to work to save economy: Daily Mail
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell office workers next week to start returning to their desks to help save the country's economy, the Daily Mail reported https://www.dailymail....
Jul 10, 2020
Brazil registers another 1,214 coronavirus deaths on Friday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 45,048 additional cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours and 1,214 new deaths, the health ministry said on Friday. The nation has now regist...
Jul 10, 2020
Canada’s long-term financial profile seen consistent with AAA rating: S&P
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's long-term financial and economic profile is expected to remain consistent with its current AAA rating, Standard & Poor's said on Friday, just two days after Ottawa forecas...
Jul 10, 2020
Brazilian environmentalist Sirkis killed in car crash
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Environmentalist Alfredo Sirkis, a founder of Brazil's Green Party and a tireless campaigner for policies to curb climate change, died on Friday in a car crash, television network...
Jul 10, 2020
